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(Ehrono Weekly Stmts Second Class Mail Registration Number 000368 Published Every Wednesday at the office of Publication Main Street, Oronu Koy C. Forrester, Editor Has Gorbeehev seized an opportunity II would appear that Mikhail Gorbeehev has seized on ■the opportunity of a wavering administration in the United States to test not only (lie U.S, but also Western Europe as to his new peace initiative which lie announced over the weekend. weekend. He likely has pul everyone to the test. Already there appears to be a break-through on arms control with his offer of elimination of .medium-ranged missiles in Europe. Only time will tell as the U.S. proposal in the same field is about to be released. Its time we forgot about the good guy/bad guy syndrome syndrome when there is always some needed to hale. Its been cops and robbers, the 'characters in the comics and of late the U.S. had Vietnam and the Russians have Afghanistan. No doubt there are shadows on both sides. Canada does have its roll to play and should stand up to the U.S. who wish to break-the 1972 Ami-Ballistic Missile in order to proceed with their Star Wars proposal. It just seems at this time that the U.S.S.R. is putting the rest of the world to the lest and out of all this it just may be the time that some progress can be made in what has been most dismal over the past three to lour years. Providing temporary respite The Durham Region Community Care Association-Caregiver Relief Program is now providing temporary temporary respite to caregivers of frail eiderly and disabled adults. This sitter/companion sitter/companion service is offered at a rate of $3.75 per hour and is available throughout the Durham Region. Relief Caregivers have received a training program which includes the development of a sensitivity to the needs of both the receiver of care and the primary caregiver. To request service or to obtain more information - contact: Caregiver Relief 122 Hunt Street, Ajax, Ont. (416) 427-2315. Office hours: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Monday Monday to Friday. UCW celebrates 25th annual on March 10 "Celebration of our gifts and rededication of them" will be the focus of the 25th Annual Meeting of the United Church Women of Oshawa Presbyterial at Harmony Street United Church, Oshawa (corner (corner of Harmony Road North and King Street East) on Tuesday, March 10, 1987, at 9:15 a.m. Twenty-five years ago the amalgamation of the Woman's Missionary Society 1 and the Woman's Association of the United Church of Canada produced the organization called the United Church Women. Throughput 1987 all levels of the UCW organization, local, presbyterial, conference and national, are celebrating in. various ways such as holding special services, services, recognizing leaders and giving gifts. "Mary Kellog of Port Hope, who is President Designate of Bay of Quinte Conference, will be guest speaker at our Annual Meeting, and we are expecting lots of colourful banners at Harmony Street Church to depict what we are all about", said Oshawa Presbyterial president, Margaret Ann Lamb of Greenwood, Greenwood, at a recent executive planning planning meeting. The winning banners Wherè there's smoke there's fire (Continued from page 1) staff available for fôllow ups, he said. It was pointed out at the meeting that such fires are to be contained to small fires. The fire chief said he could only go on the written reports he had received from those on duty at. the time of the calls and he said they felt the fire was within the permits limits when they were present. Counc'. Hubbard said the department department should expand on comments during the planning process that could eliminate such a practice as carried out hv this developer. ' of the banner contest will be displayed at the National celebration celebration at Waterloo, Ontario, and at the up-coming Conference UCW Annual Meeting/Celebration which will take place at St. Marks United Church, Whitby, on Tuesday, April 7th and Wednesday, April 8th, 1987. "We still need billets in the Oshawa-Whitby area for delegates coming to the Conference Annual", was the plea of registrar, Mrs. Diane McKinsey, or R.R. 4, Port Perry, LOB 1N0. McKinsey's phone number is 416-985-7049. Registration deadline is March 15, 1987. Other business at the executive meeting included discussion about the South Oshawa, Community Development Project, Bob Ann Dickson, representative to SOCDP, felt that "UCWs seem not to be supporting the project the way they ' have in the past. 1 know that UCW made over 100 children very happy with their Jack Frost gifts at the Christmas party with a gift for each .one, but a lot of time is being spent .looking for nfecessafy funding" instead instead of doing the work which is intended". intended". Counc. Hamrc said all members of council were upset over the incident. incident. She said it was a violation of the burning permit _and wanted assurance that such would not happen happen again. Counc. Hamrc asked about a week-end roste.r to which the chief said there was not adequate staff and that even 'with a deputy fire chief there would not be enough to establish a week-end roster. On motion by Hamre and Wot- ten the fire chief is to present a report reviewing the possibility of a week-end roster. This will be considered considered in the budget review. Counc. McKnight said such a report had been submitted last year but voted down by council. On motion of Counts. Hubbard and Cowman the burning permit issued is to he revoked forthwith. Kendal News An Irish Blessing May the road rise to meet you. May the wind be always at your back. May the sun shine warm on your face, and the rains fall soft on your fields, and until we meet again, may God hold you in the palm of his hand. March came in with rain (would you call that like a Iamb or like a lion?). One thing it did was help to lower the high banks along the road. We had no January or February thaw so all the snow stayed with us. Some families did not get to church because of thecondition of.their lanes. The choir sang. "He promised never to leave me. Never to leave me alone." It was Communion Sunday. The World Day of Prayer Service will be held in Kendal Church school on Friday, March 6th at 1:30 p.m. This is the hundredth year that it has been held around the world. Wê hope to see both men and women at this service. Congratulations to Miss C.W. Stewart whose birthday was March the first. On March 6th from 7-9 p.m. and March 7 from 1:30 - 10 p.m. an Art Show will be held in the home of Arlene and Ron Phillips, Newton- ville. All proceeds will go the Manse Fund. Artists: Bud Hay, Mary Lof- thouse, Bernie Martin, Ron Phillips and Bryan Ransom. Remember the St. Patrick's Dance in Newtonville Hall March 14th. Proceed to Manse Fund. People in need are slopping at the Newtonville Manse. They are in need of a meal or perhaps money to finish their journey. Will you give to the minister's discretionary fund? H. Gordon Green told us that a farmer down in Quebec asked thé government to help clear the beavers out of his woods as the dam was Hooding his woods and ruining his maple bush. They did and captured captured an old beaver weighing 62 lbs. believed to be the biggest beaver in Canada. They are having ' it mounted and exhibited in their town hall. » Some of the new cars have plastic springs which are as strong as steel. Soon they tell us half of each car Town agrees to 7-lot subdivision in Tyrone will he made of plastic. It is light in weigh! saving fuel and it doesn't rust. Rev. R.C. White served the Newtonville Charge for eleven years. His funeral was held in Albert Street U..C. Oshawa on December I, 1986. He wrote his autobiography entitled: entitled: My Pilgrimage On June 21st 1892 a baby boy was born to Charles and Mariana White. They named the child Reginald Charles. 1 was born in Twillingate, Newfoundland. Newfoundland. In due time I attended the school taught by my father until I was fifteen. 1 then attended Twillingate Twillingate Methodist High School. An outstanding incident of my youth Is that at the age of élev.en I joined my school pal, Hardy Snow and went for a sea voyage on his father's sailing vessel. We wènt to St. John's with a cargo of dried cod fish and took on, a return cargo of store goods for the local merchants. The ship was engaged in the coastal trading business: She was built in Lunenburg - tonnage tonnage 99 and named Leslie L. On our return we encountered a "September Gale". Captain Snow decided to make for a harbour at the south end of Change Island and there ride out the storm. About midnight with the gale ever increasing increasing the main chain parted and the second anchor could not hold, so wè drifted out to sea. It was not long before we drifted on the shoai known as "Goose and Gander" anti-soon the bottom was torn out, the masts fell over the side. We were able to save a small boat, into which ten of us got and took,a chance of reaching the partly exposed rocks. We managed to get anchored and remained there for forty hours, after whict| we were able to make for the main shore. We reached Indian Indian Island and were glad to get dried off once more. Having passed matriculation, 1 left school and went to work with the local blacksmith, Edward Young. For swinging 7*to 14 lbs. sledgehammers I received 50 cents - for a ten hour day., At the end of the day I gave my mother 25 .cents to help pay for board, and lodging. After qbout two years I went to Campbelltown as a time keeper for the Hovward Construction Company Company who were engaged in building a dam, with the purpose of operating a pulp and paper mill which they never completed. Later having decided to enter as a Student Minister during my preparating studies 1 went as a school teacher to "Salt Pans". I remained remained there less than a year as I was offered the opportunity of a position as a Probationer (Student Minister) at Pacquet on the northeast northeast coast, north of Cape John. While there for a period of about two years, I did the duties of a student student minister, which meant I was the appointed Chairman of six local school boards, and was involved jn the work of* a minister, including funerals, marriages, baptisms and vyeddings, also administering the sacrament of the Lord's Supper and this at the age of twenty-one. The appointments on that charge wete, North East Pacquet; South West .Pacquet; Baie Verte; Hors ' Islands; Jackson's Arm Wild Cow I was next sent to King's Point an island charge in Norte Dame Bay, At this place I was in charge of the Churches at King's Point; Rattling Brqok; Harry's Harbour; Three Arms and Jackson's Cove. It was King's Point that I travelled on snow shoes across rugged country, with no roads, only a compass to • guide me. I went to Little Bay for the purpose of joining the Masonic Lodge. (to be continued) St Saviour's Anglican Church MILL STREET ORONO, ONTARIO Rev. James Small Rector 987-4745 Sunday Service and Church School 9:30 a.m. ORONO PASTORAL CHARGE SUNDAY, MARCH 8, 1987 ORONO UNITED CHURCH Sunday School 11:00 a.m. Morning Worship 11:00a.m. Guest Preacher Rev. Luke Reinstra i YOUTH MEETINGS Explorers Wednesday 6:30 p.m. C.G.I.T. Thursday 6:00 p.m. Hi-C Tuesday 7:00 p.m. All at Orono United Church • BIBLE STUDIES Laclies Daytime Bible Study A Wednesday 9:00 a.m. at the Manse Wednesday 1:30 p.m. Kirby Church Mid-Week Fellowship. Wed. 7:30 p.m. Friendship Room KIRBY UNITED CHURCH Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship 9:30 a.m. World Day of-Prayer i March 6th * 7:3Qp.m. •St. Saviour's Anglican Church The General Purpose committee of the Town of Newcastle has recommended that the Town enter into a sub-division agreement with B. W. Heming of Tyrone for the development of a seven lot subdivision subdivision in the Hamlet of Tyrone. The subdivision plan has been scaled down from 11 lots to the present present seven lots,, all of which are within the designated hamlet of Tyrone. The planning report noted objection objection to a proposed Short Term Residential Expansion , plan for Tyrone. Residents of the area had opposed the extension stating they were pleased and wantçd the size of Tyrone to ramaip as it had been* designated. f The Heming seven lot subdivision subdivision is to be developed just east of the Tyrone park. ' . Wells in the sub-division are to be drilled into the second acquifer and a walkway is to be provided to the park area. a f.